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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15题：每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself. There have been many great men in history. Many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend on them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work to know something. They worked their own way up to fame. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can’t make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves."

Some young men have no ambition(志向) to do better than others in anything; they are to be pitied. They can never accomplish (succeed in doing) much unless they see their weak points and change their courses. They are nothing now and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own honest efforts.

21. “Depend on yourself” in this passage means______.

A. rely on your own honest efforts     B. wait for others to help

C. turn to your parents           D. believe in nature

22. Many of the great men in history succeeded because_______.

A. they were very poor in childhood

B. they couldn’t depend on schools for education

C. they made great efforts to learn and work

D. they wanted very much to become famous

23. If young people depend on their own efforts, ______.

A. they are to be pitied

B. they can be successful in their careers

C. they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future

D. they can be ambitious

B

The drought in Southwestern China has lasted for five months.Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Chongqing Municipality, have received only half the amount(数量) of rainfall they usually get. Such severe drought has not been seen in decades in the region and has left people struggling.

As the drought continues, getting drinking water is becoming more difficult for people in Yunnan. Local officials say if the drought continues to May, all the water in the reservoirs and ponds in the province will be used up. Almost a quarter of the local population will suffer drinking water shortages by then and the drought has cut the province’s power generation capacity (发电能力)by 30 percent, as it largely relies on hydropower(水电).

To make things worse, the drought has damaged at least 3 million hectares(公顷) of cropland in the province. Many farmers complain all their wheat, beans and vegetables have died, which has also caused a food shortage. About 51 million Chinese have been affected by the severe drought and over 16 million people and 11 million livestock are short of drinking water. Yunnan is not alone;other provinces and municipalities in Southeastern China face the same problem.

Our government has taken many active measures to relieve the losses of the drought. A large number of soldiers have been sent there to help them against the drought. I believe the conditions in drought areas are getting better day by day.

24. Why is there so serious drought in Southwestern China?

A. It’s too hot in Southwestern China.

B. There is less rain this year.

C. It has been sunny there.

D. There is too much windstorm.

25. From the passage, we can know that _______ .

A. if the drought continues, there may be a short supply of electricity there

B. many farmers have nothing to eat because their crops have died

C. all the water in the reservoirs and ponds has been used up

D. many soldiers have been sent there to dig wells

26. Which of the following results caused by the drought is NOT mentioned?

A. Drinking water is becoming more difficult.

B. The drought in Guangxi is very serious.

C. Many farmers’ crops have died, which has also caused a food shortage.

D. The price of water has risen three times.

27. The author wrote the text mainly to tell us ______ .

A. people should love today’s life

B. people needn’t worry about the drought in Southwestern China

C. the drought has damaged at least 3 million hectares of cropland in China

D. the drought has caused water and food shortages in Southwestern China